Wirral Archives reopened on Monday 8 April 2024. If you would like to visit you can make an appointment by telephone on 0151 606 2929 or by email on archives@wirral.gov.uk
Wirral Archives user guides
Free user guides are available to download that can help you with your research project. The PDF files below may not be suitable to view for people with disabilities, users of assistive technology or mobile phone devices.
These are:
- About Wirral Archives (PDF, 311KB)
- Tracing your family history (PDF, 252KB)
- School records (PDF, 243KB)
- Poor Law records (PDF, 151KB)
- Cemetery records (PDF, 213KB)
- Tracing the history of your house (PDF, 159KB)
- Records of the Home Front (PDF, 152KB)
There are a number of updates to bear in mind when reading the leaflets:
- opening hours – we are no longer open on Saturdays
- cemetery records – the deposit of burial registers has continued, and they now run up to the last few years
Birkenhead reference library has new contact details:
- call 0151 606 2020
- email birkenheadreflib@wirral.gov.uk